Google Declares War On Vertical Video

If you use an Android device (or just read photo and tech blog) there was no way to avoid hearing about Google’s blitz into the Camera app realm with their new Google Camera. The camera has many new features (like adaptive lens blur, Photo spheres and others).

When you switch into video more the camera app will provide a ‘gentle’ reminder in the form of a ‘please rotate’ icon. This icon should alert you on the fact that you are not shooting horizontally as any educated photographer should be shooting.

Once you tilt the phone all the way to horizontal, the icon is gone.

If you are not really sure why vertical video is bad for you, you may wanna watch this VSS PSA from Glove and Boots